Send Telegram Alert When a New Canvas Course Is Created
New courses pop up in Canvas, and information scatters across channels. Notis alerts your team in Telegram instantly so everyone stays coordinated.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Action
Send Message
Sends a text message to a Telegram chat, subject to chat permissions and flood controls.
Why this helps
New courses get lost in the shuffle. Remembering to tell team members, update documentation, and sync tools requires multiple manual steps and often gets forgotten.
- Your team knows about new courses immediately
- Onboarding tasks get triggered faster
- No more scattered communication about new courses
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Telegram to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "Alert my team in Telegram whenever a new course is created."
- 3Set the trigger to monitor your Canvas account for new courses.
- 4Choose the Telegram channel or group for notifications.
- 5Create a test course in Canvas and confirm the alert appears.
Questions about this workflow
Can I filter which new courses trigger the alert?
Yes. Use your automation prompt to filter by course name, term, or instructor (e.g., "Only alert if the course name contains 'Summer 2026'").
Can I include onboarding links in the message?
Absolutely. Your prompt can ask Notis to include links to setup guides, enrollment tools, or your course template.
Will this trigger for every course created, even if I'm not involved?
The automation watches courses created for your user account. Adjust the trigger to only monitor specific Canvas accounts or institutions if needed.
When this happens · Trigger
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Do this · Action
Sends a text message to a Telegram chat, subject to chat permissions and flood controls.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Telegram actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Answer Callback Query
Send an answer to an inline button callback, shown as a chat notification or alert.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Deletes a Telegram message, subject to time, message type, and chat permissions.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.
Edit Message
Edits a Telegram message, subject to Telegram’s permissions and restrictions.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary chat invite link, revoking the previous one.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Fires when a new message is posted in a discussion topic.
Forward Message
Forwards a Telegram message; service messages and protected content cannot be forwarded.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Fires when a new discussion topic is created in a course.
Get Chat Info
Retrieve current information about a chat.
New Course Created for User
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Get Chat Administrators
Lists chat administrators, excluding other bots.
New Canvas File Upload
Fires when a new file is uploaded to a course.
Get Chat History
Polls pending bot updates and filters the batch; this is not complete chat history.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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